A Jazz Musician In 'The Twilight Of A Mediocre Career'

Nancy Astor, pictured here in a John Singer Sargent portrait from 1909, represents the 19th-century American feminine ideal: soft, delicate, and clad in European-made clothes. As the 20th century developed, that ideal shifted.
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Spielberg, Lucas Celebrate Rockwell's Iconic America

Claude Monet bought his house in Giverny seven years after he first started renting it. He worked hard to create the gardens, later featured in his paintings, around his home.
Fondation Claude Monet
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Booksellers' Picks: 15 Soaring Summer Reads

A painted wood carving by an unidentified internee depicts the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. It is showcased in The Art Of Gaman, a new exhibit curated by Delphine Hirasuna and currently on display at Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Photo: Terry Heffernan/Japanese American Museum of San Jose
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The Creative Art Of Coping In Japanese Internment

Buddha and his attendants stay zen at the bustling Virgin America ticket counter in the International Terminal at SFO. They are part of The Resplendent Stone, an exhibit of Chinese jade pieces on loan from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
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